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TNPSC Group 2 New Revised Syllabus

Combined Civil Services Examination-ii (group-ii a) (non-interview post)

COMBINED CIVIL SERVICES – II
Group- II-A Services - General Studies - Main Examination - All Non –Interview Post
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\NEW Syllabus Released on September 27, 2019 




Unit I General science :
Physics -  Universe‐ General Scientific laws‐Scientific instruments‐Inventions and discoveries‐ National scientific laboratories‐Science glossary‐Mechanics and properties of matter‐Physical quantities, standards and units‐Force, motion and energy‐electricity and Magnetism ‐Heat, light and sound‐Atomic and nuclear physics.
Chemistry -  Elements and Compounds‐Acids, bases and salts‐Oxidation and reduction‐Chemistry of ores and metals‐Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds‐Fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
Botany - Main Concepts of life science‐The cell‐basic unit of life‐Classification of living organism‐‐ ‐Nutrition and dietetics‐Respiration
Zoology - Blood and blood circulation‐Endocrine system‐Reproductive system‐Genetics the science of heredity‐Environment, ecology, health and hygiene, Bio‐ diversity and its conservation‐Human diseases, prevention and remedies‐Communicable diseases and noncommunicable diseases

Unit II. Current Events
History Latest diary of events – National‐National symbols‐Profile of States ‐Eminent persons & places in news‐Sports & games‐Books & authors ‐Awards & honours‐Latest historical events‐‐ India and its neighbours ‐ Appointments‐who is who?
Political Science Problems in conduct of public elections‐ Political parties and political system in India‐ Public awareness & General administration ‐ Role of Voluntary organizations & Govt.,‐ Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility‐
Geography Geographical landmarks‐Policy on environment and ecology‐
Economics Current socio‐economic problems New economic policy & govt. sector
Science Latest inventions on science & technology Latest discoveries in Health Science Mass media & communication

Unit III. Geography
Earth and Universe‐Solar system‐Atmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphere‐Monsoon, rainfall, weather and climate‐Water resources ‐rivers in India‐Soil, minerals & natural resources‐ Natural vegetation‐Forest & wildlife‐Agricultural pattern, livestock & fisheries‐ Social geography – population‐density and distribution‐Natural calamities – disaster management‐

Unit IV. History and culture of India
South Indian history‐Culture and Heritage of Tamil people‐‐Advent of European invasion‐ Expansion and consolidation of British rule‐Effect of British rule on socio‐economic factors‐Social reforms and religious movements‐India since independence‐Characteristics of Indian culture‐Unity in diversity –race, colour, language, custom‐India‐as secular state‐Organizations for fine arts, dance, drama, music‐Growth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN‐Political parties and populist schemes‐ Prominent personalities in the various spheres – Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy – Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Pandit Ravishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi, Rukmani Arundel and J.Krishnamoorthy etc.

UNIT V. INDIAN POLITY
Constitution of India‐ Preamble to the constitution‐ Salient features of constitution‐ Union, State and territory ‐ Fundamental rights‐ Fundamental duties‐ Human rights charter‐ Union legislature – Parliament‐ State executive‐. State Legislature – assembly‐ Status of Jammu & Kashmir‐. Local government – panchayat raj – Tamil Nadu‐ Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of law‐ Indian federalism – center – state relations‐ Emergency provisions‐ Elections ‐ Election Commission Union and State‐ Amendments to constitution‐ Schedules to constitution‐ Administrative reforms & tribunals‐ Corruption in public life‐ Anti‐corruption measures – Central Vigilance Commission, lok‐adalats, Ombudsman, Comptroller and Auditor General of
India‐ Right to information ‐ Central and State Commission‐ Empowerment of women.

UNIT VI. INDIAN ECONOMY
Nature of Indian economy‐ Five‐year plan models‐an assessment‐Land reforms & agriculture‐ Application of science in agriculture‐Industrial growth‐Role of public sector & disinvestment‐ Development of infrastructure‐ National income Rural welfare oriented programmes‐ Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment, poverty‐ HRD – sustainable economic growth‐ Economic trends in Tamil Nadu ‐ Energy Different sources and development‐ Finance Commission ‐ Planning Commission‐ National Development Council

UNIT VI. INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Early uprising against British rule‐1857 Revolt‐ Indian National Congress‐Emergence of national leaders‐Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Netaji‐Growth of militant movements ‐Communalism led to partition‐Role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle ‐ Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar& Others‐Birth of political parties /political system in India since independence—

UNIT VII. APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion of information to data‐‐Collection, compilation and presentation of data Tables, graphs, diagrams‐Analytical interpretation of data ‐Simplification‐Percentage‐Highest Common Factor (HCF)‐Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)‐Ratio and Proportion‐Simple interest‐Compound interest‐Area‐Volume‐Time and Work Decision making and problem solving‐Logical Reasoning‐ Puzzles‐Dice‐Visual Reasoning‐Alpha numeric Reasoning‐Number Series‐ Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences

SYLLABUS – GENERAL ENGLISH
S.S.L.C. Standard (Objective Type)
Grammar

PART A
1. Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
2.Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given
3. Choose the correct ‘Antonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given
4. Select the correct word (Prefix, Suffix)
5. Fill in the blanks with suitable Article
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition
7. Select the correct Question Tag
8. Select the correct Tense
9. Select the correct Voice
10. Fill in the blanks (Infinitive, Gerund, Participle)
11. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object….) Blanks with correct ‘Homophones’
12. Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb)
13. Comprehension
14. Select the correct sentence
15. Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb)
16. Select the correct Plural forms
17. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense)
18. Identify the correct Degree.
19.Form a new word by blending the words.
20.Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)

Part-B - Literature
1.Figures of speech observed in the following Poems:
Alliteration – Allusion – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Oxymoron – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Ellipsis - Rhyme Scheme - Rhyming Words – Repetition – Apostrophe

A Psalm of Life - Women’s Rights - The Nation United - English words – Snake – The Man He Killed - Off to outer space tomorrow morning - Sonnet No.116 - The Solitary Reaper - Be the Best - O Captain My Captain - Laugh and Be Merry – Earth - Don’t quit - The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother - The Flying Wonder - To a Millionaire - The Piano – Manliness - Going for water - The cry of the Children - Migrant Bird - Shilpi.

2.Preciation Questions from Poetry
A Psalm of Life - Women’s Rights - The Nation United - English words – Snake – The Man He Killed - Off to outer space tomorrow morning – Sonnet No.116 - The Solitary Reaper - Be the Best - O Captain My Captain - Laugh and Be Merry – Earth - Don’t quit - The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother - The Flying Wonder - To a Millionaire - The Piano – Manliness - Going for water - The cry of the Children - Migrant Bird - Shilpi.

3.Important lines from Poems.
Where the mind is without fear - The Solitary Reaper - Going for water - A Psalm of Life - Be the Best - Sonnet No.116

4.Questions on the Biography of Mahatma Gandhi - Jawaharlal Nehru - Subash Chandra Bose - Helen Keller Kalpana Chawala - Dr.Salim Ali - Rani of Jhansi - Nelson Mandela – Abraham Lincoln

5.Questions on Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice (Act IV Court Scene) - Julius Ceasar (Act III Scene 2) - Sonnet 116

6.Questions from Oscar Wilde’s The Model Millionaire - The Selfish Giant

7.Dr.Karl Paulnack Music-The Hope Raiser

8.Comprehension Questions from the following Motivational Essays:
Gopala Krishna Gokhale’s Speech on 25th July in Mumbai in response to The address presented to him by students- Dale Carnegie’s ‘The Road to success- Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam’s ‘Vision for the Nation’(from‘India 2020’) - Ruskin Bond’s ‘Our Local Team’ - Hope Spencer’s ‘Keep your spirits high’ - Deepa Agarwal’s ‘After the storm’ - Brian patten’s ‘You can’t be that no you can’t be that’

9.Comprehension Questions from the following description of Places Ahtushi Deshpande’s ‘To the land of snow’ - Manohar Devadoss – Yaanai Malai - Brihadeesvarar Temple

10.British English – American English

Part-C - Authors and their Literary Works

1.Match the Poems with the Poets
A psalm of Life - Be the Best - The cry of the children - The Piano – Manliness Going for water – Earth -The Apology - Be Glad your Nose is on your face - The Flying Wonder -Is Life But a Dream - Be the Best - O captain My Captain - Snake - Punishment in Kindergarten -Where the Mind is Without fear - The Man He Killed - Nine Gold Medals

2.Which Nationality the story belongs to?
The selfish Giant - The Lottery Ticket - The Last Leaf - How the Camel got its Hump - Two Friends – Refugee - The Open Window

3.Identify the Author with the short story
The selfish Giant - The Lottery Ticket - The Last Leaf - How the Camel got its Hump - Two Friends – Refugee - The Open Window - A Man who Had no Eyes - The Tears of the Desert – Sam The Piano - The face of Judas Iscariot - Swept Away - A close encounter - Caught Sneezing - The Wooden Bowl - Swami and the sum

4.Whose Auto biography / Biography is this?

5.Which Nationality the Poet belongs to ?
Robert Frost - Archibald Lampman - D.H. Lawrence - Rudyard Kipling Kamala Das - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Famida Y. Basheer - Thomas Hardy - Khalil Gibran - Edgar A. Guest - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Jack Prelutsky - F. Joanna - Stephen Vincent Benet - William Shakespeare - William Wordsworth - H.W. Long Fellow - Annie Louisa walker - Walt Whitman - V.K. Gokak

6.Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian
Authors: Sahitya Akademi Award winner: Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai – ‘Farmer’ Kamala Das – 1. Punishment in Kindergarten 2. My Grandmother’s House R.K. Narayan - Swami and the sum - Rabindranath Tagore - Where the mind is without fear - Dhan Gopal Mukherji - Kari, The Elephant - Deepa
Agarwal - After the Storm - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - Vision for the Nation Indra Anantha Krishna- The Neem Tree - Lakshmi Mukuntan- The Ant Eater and the Dassie - Dr. Neeraja Raghavan - The Sun Beam

7.Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from
Julius Caesar - The Merchant of Venice

8.Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option

9. Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country

10. Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character

11. Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title
The Selfish Giant - How the camel got its hump - The Lottery ticket - The Last Leaf - Two friends – Refugee - Open window – Reflowering - The Necklace Holiday

12. About the Poets
Rabindranath Tagore - Henry Wordsworth Longfellow - Anne Louisa Walker -V K Gokak - Walt Whitman - Douglas Malloch

13. About the Dramatists 
William Shakespeare - Thomas Hardy

14. Mention the Poem in which these lines occur
Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair - With a friend - To cook and Eat - To India – My Native Land - A tiger in the Zoo - No men are foreign – Laugh and be Merry – The Apology - The Flying Wonder

15. Various works of the following Authors –
Rabindranath Tagore – Shakespeare - William Wordsworth - H.W. Longfellow – Anne Louisa Walker - Oscar Wilde - Pearl S. Buck

16. What is the theme observed in the Literary works?
Snake - The Mark of Vishnu - Greedy Govind - Our Local Team – Where the mind is without fear - Keep your spirits high - Be the best – Bat – The Piano – The Model Millionaire - The Cry of the Children – Migrant bird – Shilpi

17. Famous Quotes – Who said this?

18. To Which period the Poets belong
William Shakespeare - Walt Whitman - William Wordsworth - H.W. Longfellow Annie Louisa Walker - D.H. Lawrence

19. Matching the Poets and Poems
Discovery – Biking – Inclusion - Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair – With a Friend - To cook and Eat – Bat - To India – My Native Land - A tiger in the Zoo - No men are foreign - Laugh and be Merry –
Earth – The Apology - The Flying Wonder - Off to outer space tomorrow morning - Be the best - Is life, but a dream - Women’s rights - The Nation united - English words – Snake – The man he killed

20. Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation
Flying with moon on their wings - Migrant bird - Will Thirst Become - Unquenchable? - Going for Water - Swept away - Gaia tells her

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57 comments:

  1. sir plz tell us tnpsc group 2 A service exam details in that exam tamil paper is present or not

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    1. Yes Tamil paper is also there in group 2a....

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  2. Sir, 6 to 10th samacheer kalvi books are enough to get good marks in group 2 general studies??I wrote group 4 exam.I have prepared for 20 days only.I covered most of the topics in syllabus.Due to short period i got only 134 questions correct.Can you tell me how to get the good marks in upcoming exams..which book do you prefer for group2???Please advise on this sir...Thank you

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    1. books are not important in this concept . just search for the syllabus in net. study each topic fully per day. u can cover the full syllabus . hurry up start it from today

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    2. Muyarchi Payirchi irunthal entha thervilum vetri peralam

      Vazhthukkal

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  3. Sir Can you please reply me for the above question??

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  4. Which book are you prefer for Group 2a General Studies? and How to get best marks in General Studies? please tell me

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  5. What are the books refer to get good marks in Group 2a General Tamil? please......

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  6. Anyone tell me, Is tamil paper is compulsory or optional?

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    1. You have to select Either Tamil or English...

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  7. im from pondy, can i also apply for THPC group 2 a exam?

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  8. sir i need group 2a tamil syllabus... i cant able to download please kindly send my mail ID and my mail id is rlakshmiindra@gmail.com. please kindly help me

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  9. sir i have completed mtech information technology am i eligible for group2 non interview please reply and

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    1. general tamil syllabus is also updated above kindly check it once again,,,,,,

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  11. Sir which books should I have to refer for group 2A to score good marks

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  12. Hi sir pls give me some ideas abt group 2a Gs whether 6 to 10th books is enough or else tel me any other important books

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    1. It's mostly 10th and 12th std portions they are covering. So I would advise you to go through 10th, 11th and 12th std matriculation board books and manorama year book for mental ability and GK questions. Hope this helps you. All the Best!!

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  13. Sir which book I need to prefer for group2 exam which u have mentioned above

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    1. Prepare all school books up to 10th Standard! You can score well! ATB

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  14. which book i have to follow for the group 2A expect 6 to 10 book

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    1. Except 6to10 you need not to study anything! Study those books well again! ATB

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  15. minimum cut off marks to get job in group 2a BC category ???

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    1. You should score above 150 since it is non interview post! ATB

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  16. Sir.. I m frm pondy.. can I apply for tnpsc group 2 ... pls reply

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  17. sir.....In group2a exam ...for GK which topic should I coverd must ..and I m a SC candidate out of 200 questions how many marks should i take sir...kindly reply me

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  18. i need group2a study materials in english,.. where shall i download?

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  19. Minimum qualifying marks they have given as 90 marks.This is out of 300 or150 marks please tell me

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  20. sir tnpsc group 2a exam when will download

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  22. sowmyabalaji
    group 2A BC cuttoff sir?

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  23. Sir plz send VAO exam model question with answer. ..this is my mail I.d jerrysweety10.j@gmail.com

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  24. Hello sir I got 150/300 in group 4 2016 exam.whether I have chance to get job? I'm bcm category

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  25. where to get the materials sir,do net surfing is ok?

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  26. is there preliminary for gr2a

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  27. Is the syllabus mentioned for general english is enough to score gd marks in tat section lyk specific poem and supplementary action

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  28. Sir,I got 153/300 marks in tnpsc group 4 exam. There is any chance to get job. And my qualification is B.E(cse
    ).I am SC candidate.

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  29. Sir,what is the SC cutoff marks in group 2(non interview) post-2017. How will score good marks in gk for group2

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  30. Sir,what is the SC cutoff marks in group 2(non interview) post-2017. How will score good marks in gk for group2

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  31. What is the MBC female cutoff marks in group 2A post 2017??? Please anyone tell me

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  32. What is the MBC female cutoff marks in group 2A post 2017??? Please anyone tell me

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  33. Which website is best to study for current affairs questions.?
    What are the topics do they cover?
    How many months gk is mandatory?

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  34. Sir, Is Tamil language is compulsory for this exam

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  35. What is the difference between interview and non interview post what is the salary for these posts

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  36. BE in 2017 batch is eligible for tnpsc group 2a non interview post

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  37. Sir, I want to prepare the group 2 exam. I don't have any idea to prepare the exam then how to pass the exam

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  38. What is the BC women cutoff for getting job anyone please tell me

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  39. is there any app for your site?

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  40. i am from pondicherry. how many seat for general quota

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  41. I have both higher in typewriting how many questions i have to get correct??????

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  42. And im under BC category with both higher and choosen general english

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  43. I have completed the degree (B.E) in April 2017. Is I am eligible for Group 2A?

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